Cocoa Beach hadn't done well against Satellite recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen secured a 46-40 W over the Satellite Scorpions. This was a revenge game for the Minutemen: when they faced off against the Scorpions back in December of 2024, they had to take a 58-55 defeat.
Jayesiah Carr was the offensive standout of the game as he went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and five boards. Jude Mohr-Bollinger also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
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Cocoa Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Satellite still got an impressive performance from K'Dnce Cataldo, who went 8 of 20 en route to 23 points. That was a full 57.5% of Satellite's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Xavi Madrid, who had six points.
Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Satellite, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Cocoa Beach has already played their next game, a 61-30 win against Halifax Academy on the 24th. As for Satellite, they will head out on the road to face off against Palm Bay at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Satellite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
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